

A Health Podyssey
Health Affairs
Each week, Health Affairs' Rob Lott brings you in-depth conversations with leading researchers and influencers shaping the big ideas in health policy and the health care industry.
A Health Podyssey goes beyond the pages of the health policy journal Health Affairs to tell stories behind the research and share policy implications. Learn how academics and economists frame their research questions and journey to the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Health policy nerds rejoice! This podcast is for you.
A Health Podyssey goes beyond the pages of the health policy journal Health Affairs to tell stories behind the research and share policy implications. Learn how academics and economists frame their research questions and journey to the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Health policy nerds rejoice! This podcast is for you.
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Feb 14, 2023 • 20min
Lisa Rotenstein on the Intersection of Primary and Mental Health Care
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Lisa Rotenstein from Brigham and Women's Hospital on her recently published paper examining the prevalence of mental health treatment during primary care physicians visits between 2006 and 2018.Order the February 2023 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

Feb 7, 2023 • 18min
Louisa Holaday on Building an Equitable Physician Workforce
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Louisa Holaday from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who published a paper in the January 2023 issue examining debt burden among medical residents after stratifying by race and ethnicity.Order the January 2023 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

Jan 31, 2023 • 19min
Loren Adler on Surprise Ambulance Bills and Beyond
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Loren Adler from the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy on his recently published paper in Health Affairs, which will appear in the February 2023 issue. He and colleagues examined pricing and billing for ground ambulance transportation with a particular focus on who owns the transportation service.The researchers found higher prices and higher potential surprise bills for private sector emergency ground ambulance transportation than for public sector ambulances. Join Us for the Considering Health Spending event on February 3.Order the February 2023 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

Jan 24, 2023 • 17min
Salin Sriudomporn on Vaccine Funding Gaps
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Salin Sriudomporn from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on her paper in the January 2023 issue of Health Affairs examining gaps in immunization funding among 94 low and middle income countries.Order the January 2023 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

Jan 17, 2023 • 24min
Kate Bundorf on the Stabilization of the Employer-Sponsored Insurance Coverage
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Kate Bundorf from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University to discuss her paper in the January 2023 issue examining employment and health insurance coverage trends during the COVID-19 pandemic.Order the January 2023 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

Dec 20, 2022 • 26min
Jennifer Ng'andu on the Relationship Between Income and Health
Jennifer Ng'andu, Managing director at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, discusses the relationship between income and health, including the impact of federal income support policies. The podcast explores the effectiveness and flaws of income support programs, the importance of integrating different fields for health equity, and the significance of income policies that center families and provide prosperity for all.

Dec 13, 2022 • 19min
Sara Yeatman on the Intersection of Contraceptive Access and College Completion
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Sara Yeatman from the University of Colorado Denver to discuss her paper in the December 2022 issue assessing the effects of the 2009 Colorado's Family Planning Initiative on contraceptive access in college completion for women. They found the initiative led to an increase in college completion.Order the December 2022 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

Dec 6, 2022 • 25min
Meera Kotagal Identifies Area-Based Socioeconomic Deprivation Indices
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Meera Kotagal from Cincinnati Children's Hospital discussing her and colleagues' paper in the December 2022 issue examining 15 different area-based socioeconomic deprivation indices.Order the December 2022 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

Nov 29, 2022 • 19min
Abdinasir Ali on State Eviction Moratoriums' Impact on Health
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Abdinasir Ali from University of Iowa College of Public Health on his research assessing the effects of state eviction moratoriums on mental health.Order the November 2022 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts

Nov 15, 2022 • 28min
Anna Gassman-Pines on Unemployment Insurance Access Disparities
Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Anna Gassman-Pines from the Duke University on her recent paper assessing disparities in access to unemployment insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Order the November 2022 issue of Health Affairs.Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone.Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts


